Boat-Ed+ appears to be a legitimate app. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Boat is 83 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Boat User Reviews

Name: Boat-Ed+
Rating: 2.7 (38 reviews)

Boat-Ed+

Kalkomey

🎮 Games

📚 Education

Customer Experience

Positive experience33.3% of reviews

Neutral10.3% of reviews

Negative experience56.4% of reviews

~ Based on 39 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is Boat Safe?

Boat-Ed+ has mixed safety signals based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Boat is 60/100.

This assessment is based on 38 user ratings, with an App Store average of 2.7/5.

Safety Analysis

36.8% of ratings point to a safe experience

13.2% of ratings suggest some concerns

50.0% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 38 App Store ratings for Boat.

Is Boat Legit?

Boat-Ed+ appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Boat is 83/100.

Based on 83 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

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Horrible Company

This is the worst company to deal with when there’s a problem. They are either slow to respond or their pathetic AI response is not our problem. If you haven’t bought the program already, DON’T!

vulcan2019

13 days ago

Half baked

The lessons wouldn’t be bad if the app were fixed.

I have to type in my user ID every time I use the app, and the passwords app can only auto fill the password.

The app has odd glitches sometimes too.

It had an option read narrator the text, but it’s greyed out so we can’t use it, if you don’t have the option don’t show it.

I don’t even know how long I have left, there isn’t a place telling me how many lessons I have left.

Please at least update the login stuff, and tell me how many lessons are left.
(This was expensive.)
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Update
Got my card in the mail, but NY State keeps saying there is an issue with the cert number, so I can’t apply for my adventure license.
Waiting on customer service to help me with this.

Eli94ny

20 days ago

Response from developer

Those are all valid concerns! We appreciate you taking the time to respond. The login issue, unfortunately, doesn't have an easy solve because the login/registration is stored in a different database then the app itself. For security reasons (imposed by states) we cannot store your credentials in the app. You can see how many lessons are left and your current progress in the "Map View." Happy boating 🚤

This was so easy

It took me 3hr and 3mim to do it was simply it kinda looks childish but It was okay I like it And I did get my certification

Thepodcastkidwithalid

24 days ago

Response from developer

Glad you found it easy! That was one of our goals. We hope you learned a lot too. Happy boating!

Repeated logins and poor sign up

Very annoying that my state requires you to go through this program to get a license. It felt very scammy just trying to set up in the first place, given that I made the purchase, but a repeatedly asked me to make another purchase of what I would assume is the exact same course again… But once you’re actually in, not only do, I have to learn about some boating, rules or ideas that are completely irrelevant to me in a very landlocked state, but every time the app closes out I have to login with my credentials… Why can I not just stay logged in? Bad product. Would not recommend - just do the textbook version.

maxwell.b1

a month ago

Response from developer

Thanks for taking the time to leave your feedback. Because your boating safety certificate is good in EVERY STATE we our required by NASBLA to teach every possible situation you many encounter in ANY state. This is a good thing! And, related, we our required by states to disable persistent login for security purposes. So while we hear your frustration, we are required to follow the law. Happy boating!

Great app!

This is a great way to learn if you aren’t a complete idiot and remember your login info from the website, lol I see lots of people giving bad reviews because of their own stupidity… this is a great app, just don’t be dumb and write down your info from the web page.

civicjunkie

a month ago

Response from developer

Thanks so much for your 5-star review! So happy to hear you found it a great way to learn. Have a great rest of the summer and boating season.

Great experience

I never ever reviewed an app before but i just had to. This made me actually want to learn it was like a game it was just great i actually learned nd passed my test at the end thanks!

Angeltacoguy

a month ago

Response from developer

Thank you 👏👏👏 ! That is exactly the experience we want students to have to the course. So glad to hear you tell us in your own words. May you have a great boat season! 🛥️

Do not use

There is no help in costumer support. It won’t let me
Log into the App or anything. I payed the extra for the fast course have been on hold for 1hr+ twice with no answer!!!! waste of money $80 down the drain. Thanks a lot BOAT Ed
# Thief’s

Rich Maio

a month ago

Response from developer

We understand your frustration and our sorry. The registration/password piece is outside the app and is handled by the website. Please call customer service for help. 1-800-830-2268

good but

i did the whole thing but when i try to get the certificate it say the field is invalid and nth is invalid it annoying and i still can’t get my license but the app is good itself

kiffijjeicjdndiie

a month ago

Response from developer

Thanks for the great rating! Sorry about the cert being off. The good thing is that it is only temporary and you'll receive your permanent one in the mail. You might check with customer support to make sure all of your info for the permanenct card is accurate. 1-800-830-2268 Happy boating!

Please please please remember my login

Genuinely not a bad way to learn. They definitely gamified the learning and it pays off for my personality. Learned a lot more than I thought I would.

However. Every. Single. Time. I open this app I have to login again. I use long aliased emails and long passwords so it made opening the app something I dread. Two stars off for that

Rocky walrus

2 months ago

Response from developer

Thanks for the positive review and feedback. We are so sorry about the password memory issue but it is not our fault. The state require that as part of their security. They will not accept our courses as valid unless we meet all their security mandates. Happy boating!

Login fails

I registered on boat-ed, paid for the course, downloaded the app, entered the same login info, says I’m not registered. I go to boat-ed and it logs me in and I can take the course over a browser… but some things are missing off the screen with no way to move the picture. Very poor design.

jschwansen

2 months ago

Response from developer

Sorry to hear this. AFAIK the login bug we had (special characters) was resolved months ago so this could be a new issue. Please call customer support 1-800-830-2268

Forgot password and username

I got to make progress but I had to put it off and forgot my log in info. It doesn’t have an option for recovery on the app

Theonenonly15

2 months ago

Awful app

I paid 100 dollars for this and it won’t even give me my username

Seraj467

2 months ago

Half baked

Eli94ny

2 months ago

Response from developer

Fix the login

Every time I switch the app to the background, I’m logged out and have to sign in again. On top of that, use the “Remembered Username” option isn’t available because it’s hidden underneath another field. I had to sign in at least six times in a single day, which is incredibly frustrating. Please fix the login persistence and the hidden username option.

Morishelly

2 months ago

Response from developer

Sorry to hear of your login issues. For security reasons (imposed with our contractual agreements with the state agencies) we cannot store login data in the app itself.

Good app

Good app and helped me learn the rules of boating

LukeO856

2 months ago

Response from developer

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Thanks!

Good app for beginners

Started knowing basically nothing and just now got my boating license in 2 days app works great and is a good fun experience and enjoyable learning as well! I never encountered the signing in issues others had but I went through the online website to the App store through there but that and I do have a newer phone so that also could be a contributing factor but would recommend this app to a friend and in my experience worth the cost (:

wiseowl04

2 months ago

Told to use this didn’t work

Purchased course in browser and told to download app because of issues with the mobile websites issues with viewing the course. Download this app and it doesn’t let me login.

ConciseStorm

2 months ago

Response from developer

Correct. You have to use the native app with a mobile device. The mobile browser doesn't have ability to support the course as a web object. Apologies for the login issue. Just reach out to customer service for a quick fix.